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A mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata), often simply called mandarin, is a small, rounded citrus tree fruit. Treated as a distinct species of orange , it is usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. The mandarin is small and oblate, unlike the roughly spherical sweet orange (which is a mandarin- pomelo hybrid ).
Tangelos, a generic term for modern mandarin (tangerine) × pomelo and mandarin × grapefruit crosses The Mandelo or 'cocktail grapefruit', a cross between a Dancy/King mixed mandarin and a pomelo. [2] The term is also sometimes used generically, like a tangelo, for recent mandarin × pomelo hybrids.
The fruit is also known as Baby Mandarin, Tiny Tangerine, Mini Mandarin and Kishu Mandarin. It is sold under the brand name "Cherry Orange" in Europe. It is shaped like a mandarin, between 25 and 50 mm (0.98 and 1.97 in) in diameter. The fruit's orange skin is thin and smooth. Some varieties of kishu, [2] such as the mukaku kishu, are seedless. [3]
Citrus unshiu is a semi-seedless and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as the satsuma mandarin or Japanese mandarin. [1] During the Edo period of Japan, kishu mikans were more popular because there was a popular superstition that eating Citrus unshiu without seeds made people prone to infertility.
[3] [2] It is also called huaishan in Mandarin and wàaih sāan in Cantonese. It is a perennial climbing vine, native to East Asia. [3] [4] The edible tubers are cultivated largely in East Asia and sometimes used in alternative medicine. This species of yam is unique as the tubers can be eaten raw. [5] [6]
Kinnow. The Kinnow is a high yield mandarin hybrid cultivated extensively in the wider Punjab region of India and Pakistan.. It is a hybrid of two citrus cultivars — 'King' (Citrus nobilis) × 'Willow Leaf' (Citrus × deliciosa) — first developed by Howard B. Frost, [1] at the University of California Citrus Experiment Station.
Yuzu (Citrus × junos, from Japanese 柚子 or ユズ; / ˈ j uː z uː / ⓘ) is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae of Chinese origin. [1] [2] Yuzu has been cultivated mainly in East Asia, though it has also recently been grown in New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Italy, and France.
The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in color, that is considered either a variety of Citrus reticulata, the mandarin orange, or a closely related species, under the name Citrus tangerina, [1] [2] [3] or yet as a hybrid (Citrus × tangerina) of mandarin orange varieties, with some pomelo contribution.